arts and entertainment

— Readers, rejoice: Brooklyn Public Library to offer free access to Flipster

Bay Ridge — “The Americans” sets up camp in Bay Ridge movie theater

Bay Ridge — FX hit “The Americans” to film in Bay Ridge

Brooklyn Heights — A View from the Cliff: Heights Players serve “Arsenic and Old Lace”

— Brooklyn-based novelist shares his imagination in adventure story for all ages

— Department of Environmental Protection announces 30th annual poetry contest

Bedford-Stuyvesant — The Bushwick Film Festival crew has big plans for 2016

Bay Ridge — PHOTOS: Brave Brooklynites bring in 2016 at Coney’s Polar Bear Plunge

Bay Ridge — Dyker native and Marine chef to compete on “Hell’s Kitchen”

Bedford-Stuyvesant — ‘LongYarn’ set to premiere at The Bushwick Starr this January

Bay Ridge — Bay Ridge brunches with Santa to benefit local non-profit

Marine Park — PHOTOS: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s annual Winter Gala